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Reuters
Reuters
World
By Maximilian Heath

Former Argentina policeman gets 15 years in jail for Dirty War-era crimes

FILE PHOTO: Mario Sandoval, a former Argentinian police officer accused of crimes against humanity during Argentina's "dirty war", is escorted by police officers at Ministro Pistarini International Airport after being extradited from France, in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 16, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

An Argentine court has sentenced a former police officer extradited from France to 15 years in jail for the kidnapping and disappearance of a young man during the country's so-called Dirty War some four decades ago, a court clerk said on Thursday.

Mario Sandoval is one of many former officers who have been sentenced for crimes against humanity committed during the 1976-1983 dictatorship's brutal crackdown against suspected leftists and political dissidents.

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